Grade 2 · Science · Unit 5 of 5
Water World
The water cycle
What your child practises
The water cycle, where our water comes from, and simple ways to save water and keep rivers clean.
Saskatchewan Curriculum outcome: AW2.1, AW2.2 · air and water in the environment and why living things need them
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Put the water cycle in order. Start with the sun warming the water.
- ☁️Clouds form
- 🌊Water collects in rivers and oceans
- ☀️Sun warms water and it rises
- 🌧️Rain or snow falls
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Sun warms water and it rises → Clouds form → Rain or snow falls → Water collects in rivers and oceans
Hint: Warm water rises into the sky, makes clouds, falls as rain, and collects in rivers and oceans.
Question 2
A glacier is a big piece of…
- 🌋hot lava
- 🏖️warm sand
- 🧊ice that moves very slowly
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🧊 ice that moves very slowly
Hint: Glaciers are huge rivers of ice found in cold, mountainous places.
Question 3
Why should we keep litter out of streams and oceans?
- 😋It makes the water taste better
- 🐠It can harm fish and other animals
- 🗑️Fish love garbage
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🐠 It can harm fish and other animals
Hint: Clean water keeps animals and plants healthy.
Question 4
Which of these is frozen water?
- 💧a puddle
- 🧊an icicle
- ♨️steam
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🧊 an icicle
Hint: Water becomes ice when it gets very cold.
Question 5
A plant that doesn't get water will…
- 🌳turn into a tree overnight
- 🥀droop and dry out
- 🌻grow faster
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🥀 droop and dry out
Hint: Plants take water in through their roots to stay healthy.
Question 6
Rain that falls on mountains flows down into…
🏔️- ☁️the clouds
- 🏞️streams, rivers and lakes
- 🌙the moon
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🏞️ streams, rivers and lakes
Hint: Water flows downhill. The land it flows across is called a watershed.